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Rep. Shuster wants transportation bill to hit House floor by August

House Transportation Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said during the committee’s surface transportation hearing on Tuesday that he wants the new transportation funding bill to go to the House floor by August, The Hill reports. The current transportation bill expires in September. Shuster said he is aiming for August so it will have a […]

January 15, 2014

Roadbuilding

House passes water infrastructure bill

The House on Wednesday night passed its version of a bill to reauthorize federal waterways spending, the Associated Press reports. The $8.2 billion measure — known  as H.R. 3080, or the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) — passed the House 417-3. It is the first waterways spending bill the House has passed in […]

October 24, 2013

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House begins work on water bill

The House starts work Wednesday afternoon on its version of a bill that would reauthorize federal waterways funding for the first time in six years, according to a report from The Hill. The House Rules Committee yesterday made in order 24 amendments to H.R. 3080, also known as the Water Resources Reform and Development Act […]

October 23, 2013

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House to vote on water infrastructure bill this week

The House will vote on its version of the water infrastructure bill Tuesday. The bill, known as the Water Resources and Reform Development Act (WRRDA), has an amendment deadline of 10 a.m. Eastern Time and a markup deadline of 5 p.m. Eastern Time, both on Tuesday. Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) promoted WRRDA last […]

October 21, 2013

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House could vote on water infrastructure bill next week

The House is expected to vote next week on a bill that would reauthorize federal waterways funding for the first time in six years, according to a report from The Hill. The bill, which House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) promoted with a video last month, passed in the House Transportation and […]

October 16, 2013

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House Transportation Committee approves water infrastructure bill

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved its proposed water infrastructure bill Thursday, The Hill reports. The Water Resources and Reform Development Act (WRRDA), which the committee introduced earlier this month, would reauthorize federal waterways funding for the first time in six years. The bill, formally known as H.R. 3080, is one in which […]

September 20, 2013

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Rep. Shuster to host Twitter town hall on WRRDA

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) plans to host a Twitter town hall to answer questions about a proposed bill that would reauthorize federal waterways funding. The Twitter town hall will take place Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time and will focus on the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). Use […]

September 16, 2013

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Rep. Shuster explains water infrastructure bill with a whiteboard

Prior to the House Republicans’ introduction of their version of a water infrastructure bill, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) used a whiteboard Tuesday to explain to Americans why the new bill had been crafted, according to a report from The Hill. The Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), which was […]

September 12, 2013

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House GOP to unveil water infrastructure bill today

House Republicans have plans to unveil on Wednesday their version of a water infrastructure bill, according to a report from The Hill. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) will introduce the House’s new Water Resources and Reform Development Act (WRRDA), which would reauthorize federal waterways funding for the first time in […]

September 11, 2013

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Look Ma, No Hands: A car that drives itself

Oh, wouldn’t it be nice to have a car that drives without assistance? Sure, you can hire a chauffeur so you don’t have to drive, but I’m talking about a car that actually drives itself. No chauffeur needed. This idea is reality. It’s not in the mainstream or on the market yet, but on September […]

September 9, 2013

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Sanford joins House Transportation Committee

The House of Representatives today approved recently-elected Congressman Mark Sanford (R-SC) to be appointed to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, officials announced today. According to a report from The Hill, Sanford, who was elected as a representative of South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in a special election in May, will join the committee […]

June 13, 2013

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Rahall: 2014 reauthorization to be different from MAP-21

Ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) committee and West Virginia veteran Congressman Nick Rahall (D-WV) believes reauthorization in 2014 will be a far different process than the contentious and almost-failed MAP-21 work of 2012. Speaking to the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, he recalled years on the committee […]

June 5, 2013